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Aug. 28, 2018 / VWPT Vancouver

Ready for More Price Tags? Please Donate.

From newsletter to blog, Price Tags has provided a balanced and often unique perspective on urbanism. So do our commenters:…
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Apr. 12, 2018 / Gordon Price

Changes are Coming to Price Tags

Colin Stein is now our Managing Editor  Since launching in 2006, Price Tags has provided “Perspectives from Vancouver.” This blog…
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Jan. 05, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

The Gordies 2017-Potentially Most Polarizing Planning Work~Amazon HQ2

A unanimous pick by the Price Tags editors for the most Potentially Polarizing Planning Work~The Amazon solicitation from cities right…
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Dec. 23, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Price In Rio

PT’s founder and co-editor, Gordon Price, is currently Instagramming stuff while in Rio. A few samples around a few topics. …
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Dec. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Statistics Canada Figures on Who is Buying What in Vancouver Real Estate

Statistics Canada  and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released some new figures about housing in the Metro Vancouver market,…
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May. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

City of Vancouver Redoing Three-Month Old Brand-Back to the Logo-Part Two

Instead of concentrating on issues like housing diversity, seniors needs, and affordability the City of Vancouver council is wading back…
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May. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

1451 Wellington-"Even Your Car Gets Special Treatment"

  You just can’t make this stuff up. Mizrahi developments is preselling a twelve storey boutique apartment building in Ottawa…
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Mar. 23, 2017 / Gordon Price

PT Update: A Post on Some Posts

Additional material on previous items: Further to the post below on vault lights in sidewalks, PT quoted from a blog…
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Feb. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Where are the "Transitioning Buyers" Going?

The Globe and Mail‘s Kerry Gold reports on a new wave of condo buyers that is happening at a faster…
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Jan. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

First of Six 2016 Gordie Awards-Biggest Transportation Story-

The “Gordies” are awarded annually by the Editorial Board of Price Tags with input from readers. “Gordies” for 2016 will…
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Sep. 23, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills, tomorrow's Mirabel Airport?

The Mirabel Airport was built  40 kilometers outside of Montreal and received great fanfare when it opened in 1975. Approximately 97,000…
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Aug. 08, 2016 / Gordon Price

To PT Commenters: More signal, less noise, please

Price Tags commenters are a good bunch: they generally add content and insight. But occasionally a topic comes along that…
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May. 19, 2016 / Gordon Price

Price Tags Comment Policy

Something new for Price Tags, and a long overdue bit of housekeeping. Price Tags Comment Policy Comments are welcome and…
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Feb. 25, 2016 / Gordon Price

"Too Many Good Things" – How can Price Tags improve its format?

An Item from Ian: I was talking with Sam Sullivan at Michael Green’s party. And we were discussing how good…

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